Waters ACQUITY, System Manual

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Table of contents
General information .......................................................................................................ii
Copyright notice ..................................................................................................................................... ii
Trademarks............................................................................................................................................ ii
Customer comments..............................................................................................................................iii
Contacting Waters .................................................................................................................................iii
Safety considerations............................................................................................................................ iv
Safety hazard symbol notice .......................................................................................................... iv
Power cord replacement hazard..................................................................................................... iv
Hand crush hazard ......................................................................................................................... iv
High voltage hazard........................................................................................................................ iv
Bottle placement prohibition ............................................................................................................ v
FCC radiation emissions notice....................................................................................................... v
Electrical power safety notice .......................................................................................................... v
Equipment misuse notice ................................................................................................................ v
Safety advisories ............................................................................................................................. v
Operating the system............................................................................................................................. v
Applicable symbols......................................................................................................................... vi
Audience and purpose.................................................................................................................... vi
Intended use...................................................................................................................................vii
Calibrating ......................................................................................................................................vii
Quality control.................................................................................................................................vii
EMC considerations..............................................................................................................................vii
Canada spectrum management emissions notice..........................................................................vii
ISM classification: ISM group 1 class B.........................................................................................viii
EC authorized representative ..............................................................................................................viii
1 ACQUITY UPLC H-Class system.............................................................................14
1.1 UPLC technology ..........................................................................................................................14
1.2 Features of the ACQUITY UPLC H-Class system ........................................................................16
1.2.1 Software features.................................................................................................................17
1.3 System components......................................................................................................................18
1.3.1 Quaternary solvent manager ...............................................................................................20
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